Girl Robbed by a Highwayman in Cambridge
Officer William Curtin arrested Vincent Martini alias James Martin of Watertown after a chase following a scream from Leddy Ekholm. The assault occurred as she rode home from Boston, the man following her, tearing her handbag and restraining her with force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal¢t
William Curtin
Cambridge
Vincent Martini
James Martin
Watertown
Leddy Ekholm
Maxime Boucher
Buckingham Street
Camp Brt
Boston
Martin ' Ng
Concord Avenue
Cave
Tells Consumptives How He Got Well
A man credits Eckman’s Alterative with curing tuberculosis after years of illness and poor weight. He recounts starting in 1905, relying on the remedy and strong faith, and reports no lung symptoms after 1908 with tests showing no tuberculosis bacilli. The ad claims the product helps bronchitis asthma hay fever and lung troubles without opiates, urging readers to consult Eckman Laboratory and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckman
Eckman
C. A. Lippincott
Lippincott & Co
Department
Market St
Wilmington
Btste Board of Health
Eekman
Squires
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Dixon Killed in Fall During Spokane Flight
Cromwell Dixon, 19, the famous boy aviator who crossed the Rocky Mountains last Saturday, died after a 100 foot fall at the Interstate Fair grounds in Spokane. His plane turned on its side but he attempted to right it and shouted to spectators as he plunged into a rocky railroad cut.
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Spokane
Wash
Cromwell Dixon
Rocky Mountains
Dixon
Fatal crash leaves man dead after severe injuries
A man was found unconscious and rushed to hospital where doctors diagnosed a fractured skull a broken right leg and a shattered collar bone. He died within an hour.
Cromwell Dixon Aerial Pioneer Remembered In Boston
Dixon known locally for his ties to Boston and a prominent role in the 1910 Harvard Boston aero meet. He flew a dirigible over the city and landed at the Christian Science Church grounds. Born in San Francisco July 9 1892 he was son of Cromwell Pratt Dixon and died some time ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell Dixon
Boston
Christian Science Church
Dixon
San Francisco
Cal
Cromwell Pratt Dixon
Western Railroad
Thomas Baldwin
Shepard Norwell Company 46th Birthday Sale Opens New Era
Crowds flocked to the Shepard Norwell Company as John Shepard Sr retires and son John Shepard Jr takes control. The Boston and Providence stores feature deep discounts across departments from gloves and linens to silk, fur, and millinery, with standard prices during opening days.
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New England
Shepard Norwell Company
John Shepard, Sr
John Shepard, Jr
Shepard Company
Providence
Boston
Marie-Louise
Jong Gleeve
Frilled cuff fashions and bargain fabrics fill shop
Buyers flood a store with frilled cuffs and washable chiffon crepe garments. Silk quilts and jackets priced under material costs draw shoppers. Locally offered flannelette robes, silk umbrellas, children night drawers, coat sweaters, and rus sian calf lunch boxes attract heavy crowds.
Aviators Open Big Fair Today at Brockton
Harry N. Atwood arrives from Canton Ohio en route to the Brockton Fair where he and Lincoln Beachey will team up for what is billed as the greatest aviator display at a fair. The four day event expects about 250000 visitors with a major crowd for horse shows and races and possible attempts to break the world altitude record. Alfred Vanderbilt and Omans W. Lawson prize cattle arrive for judging alongside hundreds of cattle from the U S and Canada. Eleonora Sears will drive during the fair. Races featuring chariots and horses are revived with large purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Brockton Fair
Lincoln Beachey
Brockton
Shoe City
Atwood
New York
Canton
Beachey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Omas W. Lawson
United States
Canada
Eleonora Sears
Rome
Captain Peter C. Hains Not Released From Sing Sing
Ossining New York October 2 Captain Peter C Hains was not released from Sing Sing prison as expected the pardon failed to arrive by the last Albany mail authorities said no action had been taken and the case remained pending at the prison gates
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Ossining
N. Y
Peter C. Hains
Sing Sing
Albany
Poultry Feeds Advertise Easy Living for Couples
An old advertisement urges couples to avoid quarrels by keeping poultry. It touts Wirth more Poultry Feeds as graded for every need to produce plump broilers and strong layers. Made by CHAS. M. COX CO. Boston with agents wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. M.cox CO
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
North Hampton
HL Ie
School Board Plans Athletic Oversight for Boston High Schools
The Boston school committee, after study with Superintendent Brooks, plans to take financial control of high school athletics from Jan 1 1912 and form athletic committees at each school. Rules cap dues at 25 cents, equipment funded by the district, and travel costs only to be reimbursed. The total athletic budget is expected to stay under 5000 dollars annually.
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Jason Street
Stratton D. Brooks
Boston Public Schools
Brooks
Fferent
Ach
Boston
Forest Hills Improvement Association
Museum of Fine Arts
William F. Keough
Boston School Regiment
Battis Reappointed as City Coal Weigher in Boston
Former Alderman George H. Battis of East Boston was appointed coal weigher by the Mayor and the City Council unanimously confirmed the post yesterday, marking a notable political comeback.
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George H. Battis
East
Boston
Foss Opens Industrial Exposition at Boston Chamber Event
Thousands crowded Mechanics' Building on Huntington Avenue for the Industrial and Educational Exposition opened by the Boston Chamber of Commerce. At 5 pm Paul Revere Hall hosted a formal program with speeches by Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald.
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Mechanics’ Building
Huntington Avenue
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Paul Revere Hall
Foss
Fitzgerald
Chamber leaders address International Chamber goals and New England prospects
F Faithful Begg spoke for ICC representation of all nations and a U S Canada reciprocity note. Governor Foss urged a New England industrial building for the Panama Canal exposition in San Francisco to show MA manufacturers to Pacific coast visitors after 1915. Mayor Fitzgerald urged worker and business cooperation as Connecticut Rhode Island and Vermont officials sent regrets. Walter M Lowney opened the program. John C Cobb chaired. A banquet followed for hundreds.
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F. Faithful Begg
London Chamber of Commerce
International Chamber of Commerce
United States
Canada
Foss
New England
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Walter M. Lowney
Trade Extension Committee
John C. Cobb
Exhibits Flourish at Local Exposition Opening
By opening night most displays were set up in the Chamber of Commerce hall. The fair features a woolen firm with two women spinning antique yarn machines, a shoe machinery display, 65 processes of manufacture with 70 operators at work, a box maker showing stages of box production, a nimble-fingered group, a cigar makers union booth on sanitary methods, and a standout cranberry show with a miniature bog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigar Makers’ Union
Sailor Rescue After Schooner Run Aground Off Lovell's Island
The schooner M. H. Read bound for Lynn from Bangor with 165,500 feet of lumber drove onto rocks near Ram's Head Light during a Sunday night gale. Captain Grant and four crew members clung to the wreck until dawn when Stony Beach life savers reached them after a two hour fight. Crew: Captain Grant Mate John Clement Seaman Robert Taylor Seaman Robert Sprague cook David Koklon.
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M. H. Read
Ram’s Head Light
Lovell’s Island
Grant
Stony Beach
Lynn
Bangor
John Clement
Robert Taylor
Robert Sprague
David Koklon
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Thomas Snow & Son
North Market St
Faneuil Hall
Snow
Hirsey
T&e
Toba
Atlantic
Heart of City
Crowdshepard
the Press Publishing Co
Aviators
Hains
Batiis
International Chamber
Uests of Honor
Pe Chamber of Commerce
Schr. M. H. Read
Ram’s Head
Cross
Limerick
Hallet & Davis
Datta
Paula Mana
New Place
Swaven
Empoyees
Hart & Davis
City
Hallet & Davie
Mianager
Hallet & Davis Piano CO
Boylston Street
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